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Date Responded 05 April 2019

Provision of information held by Northumbria Police made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the 'Act')

As you may be aware the purpose of the Act is to allow a general right of access to information held at the time of a request, by a Public Authority (including the Police), subject to certain limitations and exemptions.

You asked:

1.Please tell me how many children under 18 were arrested on school premises in a) 2018 b) 2017 for supplying drugs or with intent to supply.

2.For each case in 2018, please provide the age of the child, the sex, the type (s) of drugs involved and the volume (although I appreciate the volume may not always be recorded.)

3.If possible for the cases in 2018, please tell me how many of the children were i) charged or issued with a summons

In Response:

Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Northumbria Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by Northumbria Police.

 

I am able to disclose the located information to you as follows.

 

1&2

Drug/Quantity

Age (All males)

Year

12

16

2017

 

 

MDMA

 

 

11 tablets

 

1

2018

 

 

Extasy

 

 

11 tablets

1

 

 

3.None

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